Robert PiersantiJersey City painter Robert Piersanti will show his work in Hoboken's Paul Vincent Gallery.

The Piersanti woman is a rock 'n' roll rebel born from pop-culture and traditional art elements. She is a smiling mermaid, a cheeky space cadet, a burlesque show star. She is the modern pinup.

Anyone who wants to meet Robert Piersanti's famed acrylic-on-canvas women can come to the Jersey City artist's new exhibit "Girl Crazy" which will open on Sunday, Feb. 13 in Hoboken.

The artist, whose work has appeared on album covers and in The New Yorker, creates his print-style work through a multi-step process that melds together the images of the real woman and the glamor girl.

Piersanti begins by taking photos of his subject which will serve as reference for his design sketches.

He then pencils the design on canvas and "inks" it with black acrylic. Colors are added with flat brushes, giving his art its trademark printed look, and black areas are later restored.

In the end, blacks and brights come together to make bold, poster-worthy portraits of modern locals with a slightly retro touch.

"This keeps the work personal with original voice," Piersanti noted. "I like to portray the people and times we live in, with a nod to our past."

The opening of Piersanti's new exhibit will feature live music by the Lonesome Prairie Dogs and DJ Street Justice. The event will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Paul Vincent Gallery located at 49 Harrison St., Hoboken.